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Salaries & Cost of Living in Fairfax County, VA

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 70 occupations in Fairfax County, VA.

Jobs listed
70
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Median of medians
$58,265
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$2,204
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
83%
58 of 70

Pay and cost of living in Fairfax County, VA

Fairfax County, VA is part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV labor market, and this page summarizes 70 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $58,265 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Computer and Information Systems Managers at $195,190, and the lowest is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $34,600.

A one-bedroom apartment in Fairfax County, VA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,204 a month and a two-bedroom $2,438. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $33,432 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $56,558 a year, and 58 of the 70 occupations listed here (83%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Fairfax County, VA or against other counties.

All jobs in Fairfax County, VA, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 70.

Occupations in Fairfax County, VA ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190$135,105$8,473
2Lawyers$195,190$135,105$8,473
3Financial Managers$185,270$128,280$7,904
4General and Operations Managers$156,460$109,677$6,354
5Software Developers$154,930$108,719$6,274
6Information Security Analysts$148,950$104,975$5,962
7Medical and Health Services Managers$140,670$99,792$5,530
8Computer Systems Analysts$127,040$91,260$4,819
9Project Management Specialists$127,030$91,254$4,818
10Management Analysts$126,830$91,128$4,808
11Network and Computer Systems Administrators$125,430$90,252$4,735
12Financial and Investment Analysts$108,330$79,332$3,825
13Buyers and Purchasing Agents$104,880$77,103$3,639
14Registered Nurses$102,710$75,701$3,522
15Accountants and Auditors$102,140$75,333$3,492
16Public Relations Specialists$101,680$75,036$3,467
17Human Resources Specialists$100,830$74,487$3,421
18Compliance Officers$100,200$74,080$3,387
19Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$90,320$67,697$2,855
20Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$87,160$65,656$2,685
21First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$86,370$65,146$2,643
22Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$84,000$63,615$2,515
23First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$83,540$63,318$2,490
24Training and Development Specialists$82,400$62,581$2,429
25Paralegals and Legal Assistants$81,590$62,058$2,386
26Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,300$61,225$2,316
27Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,470$60,688$2,271
28Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$78,110$59,810$2,198
29Computer User Support Specialists$77,860$59,648$2,185
30First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$76,400$58,705$2,106
31Electricians$75,930$58,402$2,081
32Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$61,860$49,076$1,304
33Carpenters$60,800$48,285$1,238
34Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,820$47,554$1,177
35Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$59,290$47,159$1,144
36Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,240$45,629$1,016
37Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$53,660$42,959$794
38Office Clerks, General$51,880$41,631$683
39First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$50,530$40,624$599
40Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,280$38,945$459
41Bartenders$48,030$38,759$444
42Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,620$38,453$418
43First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$47,580$38,423$416
44Construction Laborers$47,430$38,311$407
45Security Guards$46,830$37,863$369
46Medical Assistants$46,640$37,722$357
47Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$46,470$37,595$347
48Light Truck Drivers$46,360$37,513$340
49Customer Service Representatives$46,220$37,408$331
50Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$46,200$37,393$330